GRE Word List

ELLIPTICAL

of, relating to, or shaped like an ellipse

The meaning of the word elliptical is of, relating to, or shaped like an ellipse.

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WordMeaning
palleta straw-filled tick or mattress
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epauletsomething that ornaments or protects the shoulder: such as
enjointo direct or impose by authoritative order or with urgent admonition
vagrantone who has no established residence and wanders idly from place to place without lawful or visible means of support
assumptiona taking to or upon oneself
crypta chamber (such as a vault) wholly or partly underground
willowyabounding with willows
latentpresent and capable of emerging or developing but not now visible, obvious, active, or symptomatic
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